Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health), Matthew Kappel (Southern Nevada Health District), Erick B López, and Amanda Haboush-Deloye (both Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy) published a research article, "A Multistage Public Health Response to Pediatric Lead Exposure: A Case Study on Lead Tainted Turmeric in an…

Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health) is a co-author of a newly published article, "Brazilian Strategy for Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Promotion: A Program Impact Pathway Analysis" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. This study uses a theory-driven Program Impact Pathway (PIP)…

Zaijing Sun and Krishnakumar Nangeelil (both Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) and their collaborators, Cai Qingseng and Scott Lassell of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the North Carolina State University, published an article titled “Investigation of Heavy Metals in Cottonseeds with Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA…

Elizabeth Johnson (Anthropology) published "Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs" in the journal Animals. This paper presents the results of a collaboration between over 100 researchers, practitioners, and end users of animal-based support worldwide. This paper aims to provide…

Buddha Dawn (Medicine) delivered an invited lecture titled “MSC therapy: Clinical evidence and scientific progress” at the ‘Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells - from basic research through clinical studies to registered products' symposium. The symposium was part of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) 2022…

Prevent Child Abuse Nevada received a $100,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to introduce a new tele-home visiting pilot program that will check in with new parents two to four weeks after discharge from the hospital as well as provide additional support and engagement in mental and behavioral health services. This is part of UnitedHealthcare'…

Francine J. Lipman (Law) was ranked as a top 50 tax law professor based on Google Scholar H-index citation counts.

Allison McNickle, Stephanie Jones, Mais Yacoub, Stephanie Streit, Judith Ben Ari, and Douglas Fraser (all Medicine) co-authored "BIG Kids" Application of a modified brain injury guideline in a pediatric trauma center," published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery in collaboration with Dina Bailey of UMC Trauma Services. This study evaluated the…

Mary Froehlich, Allison McNickle, and Douglas Fraser (all Medicine) co-authored an article "Airway Management in Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wounds to the Face" published in Surgery in Practice and Science.  This study investigated the institutional practices for managing the airway in patients with severe facial trauma.